Every day, families across America are separated by deportation. Immigration reform is not just about individual lives sent away, but also about the lives of children and spouses who remain behind. What happens when a family member has to leave? This group is for anyone who wants to speak honestly about how to provide divided families with dignity, opportunity, support, and hope. We are especially interested in the role that persons of faith, and faith communities, can play in this civic dialogue. This session includes viewing a selection from the documentary Divided Families: Responding with Faith, produced by the Chicago Sunday Evening Club, followed by discussion.

David Dault is an expert at helping people tell their stories. He produces engaging, innovative media for public radio, public television, and public events.
He is president of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club (www.csec.org), a nonprofit which creates innovative, faith-centered... Read More →

Immigration Campaign and Communications Associate Ivone Guillen manages Sojourners immigration campaign. Ivone brings a unique perspective to her work that is derived from her life experience as an immigrant and DREAMer. Ivone graduated from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., with... Read More →